Maintenance, Service, and Repair
Steering Page 17
CENTER THE STEERING GEAR
This procedure should only be performed with the steering gear removed from the vehicle.
1. Rotate the input shaft clockwise until it stops.
2. While counting the rotations, rotate the input shaft counter clockwise until it stops.
3. Rotate the input shaft clockwise 1/2 the rotations counted in the previous step.
4. Mark the input shaft and pitman shaft in relation to the housing.
PITMAN SHAFT ALIGNMENT
Do not drive the vehicle while the steering wheel or front wheels are
tied in position. Driving the vehicle while the steering wheel or front
wheels tied in position may cause loss of control of the vehicle resulting
in severe bodily injury and/or property damage.
1. Make sure the key-switch is in the “OFF” position, then remove the
key.
2. Place the forward-reverse switch in the center “OFF” position.
3. Set the park brake.
4. Place blocks under the rear wheels to prevent vehicle movement.
5. Disconnect the main positive and negative cables at the batteries.
6. Center the steering gear. Refer to Center the Steering Gear section for information regarding
centering the steering gear.
7. Tie the steering wheel in position so that it cannot rotate.
8. Install the pitman shaft on the steering gear so that it is as close as possible to centered between
the steering stops. Torque the pitman arm nut to 75-100 ft-lbs.
9. Adjust the drag link as required to position the front wheels to the straight ahead position.
10. Untie the steering wheel.
11. If required, remove and reposition the steering wheel. Refer to Replace the Steering Wheel
section for information regarding repositioning the steering wheel.
12. Reconnect the main positive and negative cables at the batteries.
13. Remove the blocks from behind the wheels.
14. Release the parking brake and test drive the vehicle.
To Next Page
Loading...
